From the N1MM W7ED Field Day Log:
ARRL Field Day (June) - 2024-06-22 1800Z to 2024-06-23 2100Z - 147
QSO
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Total Time On 07:33? (453 mins)
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I didn't realize we operated so little!? Only 71/2 hours of the
24 we were allowed!
We tried a CDE rotor at FD some years ago. It
added complexity to the tower installation
and a 5 or 8 conductor cable and another control
box for very little gain in Qs.? Using a tag
line to point the beam is not the problem. To add
contacts we need to OPERATE!
W7ED went more than 13 hours with no operator,
hence no contacts (from 0139 Z to 1456 Z).
Hopefully next year we'll have a multi-band dipole
or a vertical up for night use....if we can get
anyone to operate then....night time is THE
time to learn:? slower, not so hurried or harried.? Great for
learning how to operate in the FD environment
(Section abbreviations, classes of operation,?
timing, voicing - SSB)? as well as learning how to
use the various
lights (AC/DC), furnace, stove, & batteries in
the GHRC trailer.
Perhaps next May & June we can have programs to show folks
how to
operate with N1MM, the radio, the trailer and the
generator?
Don, n7flt
On 7/1/2024 11:58 AM, Carol KA7ROL via
groups.io wrote:
Mark, Pres, remarked during Field Day 2024 that a
controller (other than him!) for the GHRC antenna¡¯s rotation
would probably increase our number of contacts during Field
Days. Carol KA7ROL and Pat(rick) KK7KGP P.S. We enjoyed making
contacts on June 22. Thank you for mentoring us ¡ª Mark and
Spencer!
